The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
PROSPERITY.

that there was not room enough to hoist
the flag indicating rising temperature.
Comm .ncemeut exercises are over.
Tie students and visitors have gone
home. and now we are calm and serene.
Tie net proce, d. OF the ladies' ice
crean saloon for the benefit OF the y.
u. c. A. was $2l.10. Many thanks,
ladies. May God bless you every oae.
The programmes for the commel. &C.
mcnt were neatly and well gotten up at
the office of the HERALD AND NEWS.
We have also L copy OF the catalogue OF
NewJerry College which is well exc
ctttrd.
Capt. Adam Kibler, WHO died near
here about ten days ago, had been mar
re / three times, was the father Of II
children, only ten Of which are living.
These ten were all present at his death
and burial. This is certainly remark KIT
bic
The number OF visitors last week was
so great that We must refrain from Civ
ing names. Edgetield, Lexington. Fair
field and Newberry We're well represent
ed. Notably among the Ncwberrans
were School Commissioner Sale, the
Observer man and the HERALD AND
NEWS man.
The impaired health OF Miss Mamie
Whites will prevent her from filling her
contract. with the trustees OF Locust
Grove Academy. She Requests us to say
to the trustees that she regrets exceet!-
ingly to resign, but the circumstances
are such is TO be beyond her control.
She returns her sincere thanks to the
trustees and patrons OF tile school Tor
the kindness shown her while in their
midst.
The closing exercises Of Prosperity
High School began Oh last Thursday
evening. Prof Scheetz being confined
to his bed, he requested Rev. A. w. At
taway to take charge Of the programme
which he did almost as we'll as if he had
been accustomed to such things. Atan
early hour the house was packed, and
the exercises began. They consisted OF
declamationS, essays and music, all Of
which were well rendered and reflected
much credit on teachers and students.
The most prominent feature Of the eve
ming was an original debate -on the fol-
lowing resolution: ''Pesolced, That the
world owes more to her statesmen than
to her warriors" James Crosson and
James Eb. Boyd maintained the affirma-
tive, and Sydney D. Duncan and Walter
w. Wheeler denied the position taken.
The debate was indeed highly interest
ing, and for forty minutes the contest
was waged with heated vigor. The
statesmen were at times lofty and elo-
quent, guiding the ship Of State with
remarkable wisdom and precision; the
warriors hotly contested every inch OF
ground, aud by daring deeds OF valor,
unexampled patriotism, and grand
strategic man9uvres, they, we think,
were the victorS.
On Friday evening Rev. Attaway
again took charge Of the programme.
Prof. Schcetz was present, but TOO weak
to stand. The exercises embraced nlu-
sic-vocal and instrumental. The Salu-
tatory by Miss Mamie j. Simpson, an
Address by the Hon. James II. Rice,
State Superintendent of Education, and
the Valedictory, by V. Y. Boozer. The
Salutatory and Valedictory were both
very fine productions, and were replete
throughout with profound thought,
chaste language and precision. Every
word and sentence was exactly the
prorer one and carrying weight with
each. Not only were the productions
fine, but the Salutatory was exceedingly
we'll read, and the Valedictory was al
most sublime. 1t has seldom been our
lot to listen to better. The patrons,
trustees and teachers have every reason
to congratulate themselves with the ex-
hibitions at these exercises. Mr.. Editor,
in connection with this, I want you to
allow me space for the following. The
special from Prosperity to the Charles
ton Neus and Courier OF June l1th, and
published in the daily Of the 18th inst,
has the following: "On Thursday eve
ming extracts and essays were read by
p. the students" Son Friday evening eS-
tracts and speeches were delivered by
I the graduating class" This is gross in
Justice to teachers. students and every
one connected in any way with the
school. We hope the injustice was not
intentional on the part OF the writer.
The very ilea of students ''readm9 en-
tructs'' ut the closing exercises OF any
school Of note is absurd. On Thursday
evening there were two extracts de-
claimed, rot "read.' 10 say that 'eH-
:, tracts were read by the Students is bad
1 enough; but when the writer announces
through The columns OF the Ne'cs anl
Courier, that ''crtracts were delivered by
the graduating GLASS;" it is simply pre-
postcrnuS. There was but onc-the
Valrd;ctorv-and it WAS original in tile
strictest sense. Such assertions are not
calculated to add to the tone and clarac-
ter OF our SCHOOL. Prosperity High
School is as its name implies, high
school Of Il high standard:
Two of the most dastardly and tlrnd-
lsh acts, which it has been onr duty to rt-
port, were committed in O'NealI (Smcky
TOWN. section of our county on last SAT-
urday night while the inhabitants were